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    American Enterprise Institute Forum on 1996 Welfare Law, States Panel

    Panelists analyzed the impact of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), also known as the welfare reform law. This panel included current and f…

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    Fewer: The New Demography of Depopulation

    Mr. Wattenberg talks about his book Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future, published by Ivan R. Dee. In the book he discusses low birth and fertility rates and…

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    Conversation with Lynne Cheney

    Professor Besharon moderated a discussion with Mrs. Cheney in which she talked about her experiences in political life, perceptions of U.S. history, books she had written, and teaching histo…

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    Political Dynamics in Washington

    David Broder, National Political Correspondent for the Washington Post, and Journalist Haines Johnson spoke about political culture in Washington, DC in the aftermath of the 2000 presidentia…

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    Privacy in American Society

    Participants debated the resolution, “there should be less privacy in American society, not more,” focusing on the competing interests between civil rights and public safety. After their pre…

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    Resolved: Social Security

    Washington Post James Glassman and Brooking Institute Henry Aaron debated about the privatization of Social Security and if it would benefit the American people. They focused on the increase…

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    Maryland Gubernatorial Debate

    The candidates debated about issues of national and local importance. They took questions from a panel of journalists. The Maryland Gubernatorial debate was sponsored by the University of Ma…

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